OBA–.614, Bonds holds the major league record with .582, in 2002
SLG–.826, on pace for 4th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with .863, 2001
OPS–1.440, Bonds holds the major league record with 1.381, in 2002
RCAA–138, is tied for 7th all time, Bonds holds the major league record with 169, 2001
BB–201, new major league record
BB above average–173, new major league record
career HR–has 698, is 2 away from 700, is 16 behind Ruth, is 57 behind Aaron
career HR above average–has 457, tied Aaron for 2nd all time
career RCAA–1482, 2nd all time, Ruth holds the record with 1795

16) Rafael Palmeiro watch–hit #545, is 3 away from Mike Schmidt for 10th place on the all time HR list.

17) Phillies 3B David Bell hit his 100th career HR.

After 0 RCAA/.762 OPS and -19 RCAA/.579 OPS seasons, Bell is hitting .461 SLG, .368 OBA, .829 OPS, 10 RCAA in his first 125 games. He’s never had a positive RCAA and has a .719 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and -71 RCAA in 1090 games.

1) Cubs SS Nomar Garciaparra will be out of today’s lineup, and says he’s day to day, due to an injured groin.

After 30 RCAA/.880 OPS and 26 RCAA/.867 OPS seasons, Garciaparra is hitting .484 SLG, .357 OBA, .840 OPS, 3 RCAA in his first 69 games (first 38 with the Redsox). He has a .919 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774, and 246 RCAA in 997 games.

2) Tigers C Ivan Rodriguez and SS Carlos Guillen both had to leave yesterday’s game, due to knee injuries.

Rodriguez has a bruised knee and is day to day. After 10 RCAA/.895 OPS and 17 RCAA/.843 OPS seasons, he is hitting .514 SLG, .389 OBA, .903 OPS, 30 RCAA in his first 120 games. Rodriguez has a .837 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 113 RCAA in 1743 games.

Guillen has a sprained knee and will have a MRI. After -2 RCAA/.719 OPS and -1 RCAA/.753 OPS seasons, Guillen is having a career year, hitting .542 SLG, .379 OBA, .921 OPS, 36 RCAA in his first 136 games. He’s never had a positive RCAA (excluding a 10 game season as a September callup in 1998) and has a .767 career OPS, compared to his league average of .769, and 18 RCAA in 624 games.

3) Braves P Mike Hampton had to leave yesterday’s game, due to a strained left knee. He had been out of action since August 31, due to a stiff neck.

4) The Mets placed P Matt Ginter on the 60 day DL.

Ginter will have surgery on Monday to remove bone chips from his right ankle.

5) The Mariners called up P Randy Williams.

Williams gave up 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning in his major league debut.

6) Reds P Jung Bong had arthroscopic surgery around his labrum and is expected to be ready for spring training.

Bong has a 5.17 ERA/-9 RSAA in 48 career games, including a 4.70 ERA/-1 RSAA in 3 starts in 2004.

7) Devil Rays P Jesus Colome has inflammation in his shoulder and will probably be shut down for the rest of the season.

After 8.27 ERA/-17 RSAA and 4.50 ERA/0 RSAA seasons, Colome has a 3.27 ERA/5 RSAA in 33 games. He has a 4.73 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.53, and -6 RSAA in 149 games.

8) Tigers LF Rondell White has a hip injury. The team doesn’t say he’s out for the rest of the season, but he might not play much.

After -18 RCAA/.666 OPS and 11 RCAA/.829 OPS seasons, White is hitting .464 SLG, .344 OBA, .808 OPS, 5 RCAA in 117 games. He has a .815 career OPS, compared to his league average of .772, and 57 RCAA in 1236 games.

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